tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post5618554182748666427..comments2015-03-03T08:04:44.731-05:00Comments on The Daly Planet: The 24 Hours Of Pocono Is CallingDaly Planet Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-39677603678685059042009-08-02T12:29:14.333-04:002009-08-02T12:29:14.333-04:00The only racing, is racing the rain
Dump both race...The only racing, is racing the rain<br />Dump both races thereAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-37779700544753675732009-08-02T10:08:28.545-04:002009-08-02T10:08:28.545-04:00There is a new post up to track the Pocono rain.There is a new post up to track the Pocono rain.Daly Planet Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-82219461214550789952009-08-02T09:59:27.814-04:002009-08-02T09:59:27.814-04:00If you sit up top, you can see the whole place. Ot...If you sit up top, you can see the whole place. Otherwise, red, I completely agree about the actual visibility being tough. It&#39;s not the only place like that, though, so that&#39;s a minor setback.<br /><br />I have sat through the dreaded rain in turn 2 and sunshine on the front stretch ... what a pain! I&#39;m not even gonna comment on parking, either.<br /><br />Nice thing about Dover is that it sits, literally, off of Delaware 1. Pocono&#39;s too far from I-80.<br /><br />The racing at Pocono is definitely not the best there is, but it&#39;s uniqueness is what keeps me excited about it each year. 400 miles would make it a little more interesting, though. Not much, but a little.<br /><br />If Pocono ever lost a date, though, I wouldn&#39;t mind seeing it go to a place like Iowa. That could be the next place for a Sprint Cup race.Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08013557650546671531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-91737741298117710222009-08-02T09:53:46.583-04:002009-08-02T09:53:46.583-04:00Well as I sit here under the lights at 10 in the m...Well as I sit here under the lights at 10 in the morning due to thunderstorms I am not happy since I&#39;m 90 minutes away from Pocono, hopefully the mountains break this mess up. I would like to see Pocono shorten the races before they lose a date. I have never gone to Pocono because I know I can not see all the race from my seat like I can at Dover so I choose to watch on TV. That said if comes to a choice between Dover, Richmond and Pocono; I pick Pocono to lose the date. <br /><br />If ESPN continues to cover the races like what we enjoyed last week, I&#39;ll give up watching on TV too.Newracefanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16324764517098771035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-18162583328178285912009-08-02T09:36:17.527-04:002009-08-02T09:36:17.527-04:00@anthony: i also live w/i 90 minutes of long pond ...@anthony: i also live w/i 90 minutes of long pond and i have also been to several races there: different seats, different locations -- all of that. and i respectfully disagree about this track.<br />i agree the COT just stinks on a track this big. but the older car wasn&#39;t any great shakes there, either.<br /><br />the backstretch is all but invisible from the grandstands b/c you can&#39;t see over all the coaches in the infield to that backstretch. and i have personal experience w/the differing weather patterns just from the frontstretch and the backstretch: pouring rain on the backstretch and sun down the frontstretch -- and a red flag thrown as a result.<br /><br />best seats are across from the pits b/c that&#39;s where all the action happens. sit anywhere else and you&#39;re watching single-file racing for a very long time.<br /><br />i agree that the track folks and the amenities are good: what other track has that incredible line of restrooms?!? and i don&#39;t fault the track personnel for my less-than-stellar visits there. they care about the track and the fans. (of course, the parking is a gigantic failure but that&#39;s not unique to long pond! and if folks could just learn that they need to form THREE lines when leaving the track by car, we&#39;d all get out of there much sooner!)<br /><br />but it&#39;s a big ole track with limited sightlines and even the unique aspect of the triangle track can&#39;t save that for me. <br /><br />i hit dover at least twice a year, sometimes doing trucks and n&#39;wide or trucks and cup in the same weekend but always getting there for one of the races that exist for each date. monster mile is further away for me to drive but i know i&#39;ll get good parking and a great seat anywhere i choose. and, i&#39;ve seen some amazing finishes there, like the kenseth/burton finish a few years back.<br /><br />as i say: we can agree to disagree bc that&#39;s what makes racing discussions great. but i still say long pond needs to give up a date.redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08469882559901586219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-9252629883105252202009-08-02T09:32:48.779-04:002009-08-02T09:32:48.779-04:009AM - Rain in the area and very wet at the track. ...9AM - Rain in the area and very wet at the track. Not looking good for racing at 2PM.Daly Planet Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-17021093556002226272009-08-02T09:18:09.595-04:002009-08-02T09:18:09.595-04:00Don&#39;t be so hard on Pocono. Yeah, the track is...Don&#39;t be so hard on Pocono. Yeah, the track is big, but it&#39;s practically the same way that Indianapolis is. I think the issues with this race are the new car and the TV presentation. We know the issues that the CoT have presented. Between that and the gear rule that prevents the shifting, these two races have become tougher to handle.<br /><br />I live 2 hours from Pocono and have been there twice. I&#39;ve loved both times a lot! It&#39;s not a bad race when you&#39;re there. With the new car and rules package, however, it might be time to make the races 400 miles.<br /><br />I don&#39;t agree with getting rid of the dates. This is the closest track to New York, Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia (though Dover&#39;s pretty close, too). It&#39;s a unique track and definitely better than the &quot;cookie-cutters&quot; that dominate the schedule.<br /><br />Bottom line: Pocono&#39;s a great track. NASCAR needs to change some of the packages with the cars and ESPN needs to do a better job presenting the race.Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08013557650546671531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-79570985539994673702009-08-02T09:09:09.792-04:002009-08-02T09:09:09.792-04:00I watch TV and talk about what I am watching all t...I watch TV and talk about what I am watching all the time. Can I get a job like Punch?Bill Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06158542903007550535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-56197866925688564662009-08-02T08:34:34.045-04:002009-08-02T08:34:34.045-04:00not a fan of pocono track in any way: have sat thr...not a fan of pocono track in any way: have sat thru a few races there and i remember thinking &quot;when will this be over?&quot; i love racing but pocono is truly a long string of cars going left all day and it is usually won on pit road. but, as i say: it is racing (after a fashion) and i watch it twice each year.<br /><br />except this year. i don&#39;t have the ability to sit thru another espn-botched race broadcast. the tipping point was last week&#39;s mess at indy -- and i only caught the last part of it. so, no race broadcast on tv for me today: i&#39;ll likely listen on the radio. <br /><br />and next week isn&#39;t looking so great for me, either.<br /><br />of course, it&#39;s likely all a moot point as it&#39;s rain all day today in the philly area and north into the mountains and monday&#39;s forecast is significantly improved.<br /><br />and for the record: i agree w/folks about the future of this track. take one race date away and give it to, oh, i dunno? iowa? nashville? kentucky (but not until they fix those weepers!) just doesn&#39;t merit 2 dates any longer (if it ever did.)redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08469882559901586219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-16730275301899579792009-08-02T02:37:48.810-04:002009-08-02T02:37:48.810-04:00Why, oh, why does Pocono get two races when they&#...Why, oh, why does Pocono get two races when they&#39;re the most boring ones on the schedule? Truly, mind boggling.Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03138762423112575914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-26083009169601621382009-08-02T00:41:00.715-04:002009-08-02T00:41:00.715-04:00I&#39;m already fading ... zzzzz.
This track is ...I&#39;m already fading ... zzzzz. <br /><br />This track is just HORRIBLE. Please get at least on of its races sent to Iowa (good NWide race today), Nashville (ok Truck race), or Kentucky (AWESOME IRL race tonight).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-57404827243821509322009-08-02T00:27:03.702-04:002009-08-02T00:27:03.702-04:00The last Pocono race was absolutely the best nap I...The last Pocono race was absolutely the best nap I&#39;ve had in a while.... The sound of the cars, the drone of the announcers voices, the cloudiness where I live......it was great. Since DVR is my best friend, I saw everything that was interesting in about 30 mins since I skipped commercials....so...I kinda like Pocono. =)KRBamanoreply@blogger.com